• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Screening Tool

  • This is a screening measure to help you determine whether you might have Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) that needs professional attention. This screening tool is not designed to make a diagnosis of GAD but to be shared with your primary care physician or mental health professional to inform further conversations about diagnosis and treatment.

  • Do you experience excessive worry?*
  • Is your worry excessive in intensity, frequency, or amount of distress it causes?*
  • Do you find it difficult to control the worry or stop worrying once it starts?*
  • Do you worry excessively or uncontrollably about minor things such as being late for an appointment, miror repairs, homework, etc.?*
  • During the last six months, have you been bothered by excessive worries more days than not?*
  • On a scale of 0 to 8, during the past six months, have you often been bothered by any of the following symptoms? (0=Not at All, 4=Moderately, 8=Extremely)*
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  • On a scale of 0 to 8, how much do worry and physical symptoms interfere with the following? [0=Not at All, 4=Moderately, 8=Extremely]*
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  • On a scale of 0 to 8, how much are you bothered by worry and physical symptoms (how much distress does it cause you)? [0=Not at All, 4=Moderately, 8=Extremely]*
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  • Date
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year

  • Source: Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Newman, M. G., Zuellig, A. R., Kachin, K. E., Constantino, M. J., Przeworski, A., Erickson, T., & Cashman-McGrath, L. (2002 Preliminary reliability and validity of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-IV: A revised self-report diagnostic measure of generalized anxiety disorder. Behavior Therapy, 33, 215-233. doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(02)80026-0

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